CALENDAR ALERT for Super Seniors:
Labor Day is Sept. 7. Typically the return date of summer vacationers, that holiday being at its latest possible date may rob Super Senior schedulers of a week of play this year and rob team captains of players still out of the area. The Fall schedule always is much shorter than the Spring league season, sometimes necessitating two-a-week matches. Just a note to put on your bewares.
TENNIS E-NEWS
Sunday, June 07, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 66
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
THE BANANA IS HISTORY – So many results, they sank to the bottom of this issue!! Read on.
Pity Those Po’ Tennis Balls
Mueller Outpowers Riske in Final at Head/Tail $10K
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Tower of power Alexandra Mueller won the Head/Tail USTA Women’s $10K at Van Der Meer Tennis Center today, but not before Alison Riske extended the top seed deep into the third set, only to fall 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Ranked #292 in the world, the Philadelphia area native five years on the pro tour blasted her way to a 5-0 first set start against the recent Pittsburgh area high school graduate. Riske began picking up on the pace and outrallied Mueller to go up 4-1 in the second set. With no power to match on serve, Riske placed hers well and forced the top seed into rallies that often ended in a Mueller error – deep or into the net but NEVER soft.
Time and again, Mueller smacked a serve that brought her back from a rally she lost. In the middle of the second set, the 21-year-old served consecutive balls off the sideline, then center line for the game. Riske didn’t blink and started the next game to two straight serves off lines.
Riske’s serving consistency set up winners crosscourt and down the line as she won the second set 6-3. The serve, however, didn’t hold up in the third set. After Riske recovered from two double faults to hold for 2-all, she wasn’t able to repeat that after two double faults at 2-3. There was no letup in the groundstroke exchanges, but Mueller was able to maintain her serving power advantage through the final game.
Key Wins by HHI, Bluffton Players
South Carolina Holds Lead Going Into Southern Senior Cup Finals in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE AL (TENNIS E-NEWS VIA Internet) – South Carolina maintained the lead Saturday to defend its championship in the Southern Senior Cup, the nine-state competition in men’s and women’s age divisions 35, 45, 55, 65 and 75. Hilton Head Island and Bluffton seniors are playing key roles. The team event was to be completed today, but results were not posted by our deadline.
Here are results from Saturday matches. Teams play two singles and one doubles in each age division, with points awarded for every court won. The points accumulate for the overall championship.
In Women’s 45s consolation semifinal, HHI’s Nancy Szen defeated Kim Tatum 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 at #2 singles as South Carolina won 3-0 over Mississippi in that age division.
In the Women’s 55s SC 2-1 semifinal over Alabama, Donna McKenna of Bluffton lost to Laura Fuller 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 at #2 singles.
In Women’s 65s, SC defeated Alabama 3-0. HHI’s Ann Hunt won 6-0, 6-0 at #1 singles over Claire Magruder and Judy Levering won 6-0, 6-2 at #2 over Caffy Lithenhaus.
Georgia won 2-0 over SC in the Women’s 75s semifinal. HHI’s Gloria Henninger and Jeanette Weiland lost 7-5, 6-0 to C. McGuire/M. Park.
HHI’s Scott Nichols won in singles and doubles in SC’s 3-0 consolation win over Louisiana. He won 6-0, 6-0 over Rick Profitt at #2 singles, then teamed with Al Cannon to defeat D. Meyer/H. Gorman.
For the second day, Pat Child of HHI won singles and doubles, this time in SC’s 3-0 win over Louisiana. in Men’s 55s. He beat Steve Benton 7-6, 6-0 at #1 singles then teamed with Jim Hinson for a 6-1, 6-1 win over W. Campbell and M. McNulty.
In Men’s 75s semifinal, Alabama won 2-1 over SC. Bob Koenig of Bluffton and Joe Roberts won 6-4, 6-2 over .C. Johnson/B. Johnson, but Rich Lawson defeated Frank Meade of HHI 6-4, 6-2 at #1 singles.
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The Banana Open
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The 30th annual Banana Open got a late start today because of the early morning rain, but filled the courts at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center throughout the day and into the night.
Saturday’s results follow, but here are the matches played today. Players are from Hilton Head Island unless otherwise noted:
Men's Open Singles – Semifinal -- Scott Beard d. Tom Jilly 7-6(2); 6-1
Men's 2.5 Singles -- Round Robin 2 -- Nick Castricone d. Joe Poulin, Bluffton, 1-6; 6-4; 6-4; Round Robin 3 -- Castricone d. Gerald Hartman, Bluffton, 6-0; 6-0
Men's 3.0 Singles – Final -- Bruni Koch, Mt. Pleasant, d. Robert Bunch, Savannah, 6-0; 7-6(6)
Men's 3.0 Doubles – Final -- Richard Gray, Beaufort, - Richard Pingree, Beaufort, d. Bill Minter - Robert Rini 6-3; 7-5
Men's 3.5 Singles – Final -- Todd McGlamery d. Tim Roberts, Beaufort, 7-6(6); 6-1
Men's 3.5 Doubles – Semifinals -- Paul Beazley, Savannah, - Reggie Howie, Savannah, d. Greg Galvin, Bluffton, - Rick Kraus 6-0; 7-6(3); Bill Cale - Dwight Trew d. Curtis Battistelli - Timothy Ryan 7-5; 2-6; 10-6; Final –Beazley - Howie d. Cale - Trew 4-2 Ret (inj)
Men's 4.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Doug Bracken - Ralph Huff d. John Bates, Townsend, TN - Roy Farne, Church Hill, TN 6-7(2); 6-2; 10-8; Paul Rankin - Robert Seferian d. Maurice Lurkin - Harold Stephens 6-1; 6-2; Final -- Rankin - Seferian d. Bracken - Huff 6-7(4); 6-4; 6-4
Men's 4.5 Singles – Final -- Brad Orwig, Bluffton, d. Joe MacDermant 1-6; 6-3; 6-3
Men's 4.5 Doubles – Semifinals -- Guenther Bergmann - Tom Jilly d. Steffen Kobleur - Bill Sturm 6-3; 6-0; Scott Beard - Bob Cooke d. Scott Christensen, Bluffton, - Lawrence Taylor 4-6; 6-4; 10-7; Final -- Bergmann - Jilly d. Beard -Cooke 6-0; 6-4
Mixed 2.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 3 -- Ken Gleitsmann - Christy Rolfing d. Fred Cyran, Evans, GA - Sharon Cyran, Evans, GA 6-0; 6-0
Mixed 3.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Tom Cambron - Yza Shady d. David Topper, Sheldon, - Michelle Vitale, Sheldon, 6-2; 6-3; John Parente, Bluffton, - Heather Rath d. Ken Gleitsmann - Christy Rolfing 6-4; 6-3; Final -- Cambron - Shady d. Parente – Rath 6-3; 6-3
Mixed 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Josef Fodor - Linda Manhartsberger d. Lyn Johnson - Edward Pearson, Pooler, GA 6-4; 6-2; Carolyn Kraus - Don Morris d. Pam Bautista - Todd Manion, Savannah, 7-6(2); 5-7; 10-7; Martha Upchurch, Walterboro, - Mike Upchurch, Walterboro, d. Mark Carver, Savannah, - Laura Smith, Savannah, 4-6; 6-0; 10-2; Curtis Battistelli - Kathy Jenson d. Bruni Koch, Mt. Pleasant, - Valerie Parsons 6-0; 6-2; Semifinals -- Fodor - Manhartsberger d. Kraus - Morris 2-6; 6-0; 10-8; Upchurch - Upchurch d. Battistelli – Jenson 7-6(5); 5-7; 10-6; Final -- Fodor - Manhartsberger d. Upchurch - Upchurch 7-5; 2-3 Ret (ill)
Mixed 4.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Chris Lowry, Savannah, - Becki Sasser, Savannah, d. Doug Bracken - Laura Bracken 6-1; 6-3; Final -- Lowry - Sasser d. John Joseph - Roxanne Joseph 6-4; 6-2
Mixed 4.5 Doubles – Final -- Beth Cunningham, Richmond, VA - Dan Cunningham, Richmond, VA d. Mike O'Keefe, Bluffton, - Rachel Sigmon 6-2; 6-4
Mixed 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 2 -- Stephanie Gentemann - Matt Wuller d. Laura Adams, Savannah, - Chris Mireles 3-6; 7-6; 10-8
Women's 2.5 Singles -- Round Robin 3 -- Caitlin Groetzinger d. Lynda Halpern 6-4; 7-5
Women's 3.0 Singles – Semifinals -- Janet Peduzzi d. Caitlin Groetzinger 6-2; 6-3; Final -- Caroline Meng, Bluffton, d. Peduzzi 6-2; 6-2
Women's 3.0 Doubles – Final -- Iris Petrillo, Bluffton, - Aimee Stephens, Bluffton, d. Vi Hoisington - Lauren Vaccaro 6-2; 6-2
Women's 3.5 Singles – Semifinals -- Sara Scarritt d. Linda Evans, Okatie, 6-2; 4-6; 10-8; Final -- Kerri Cooke d. Scarritt 1-6; 6-2 Ret (quit)
Women's 3.5 Doubles – Semifinals -- Trish Bowman, Macon, GA - Judy Mangum, Ft. Valley, GA d. Yza Shady - Carol Zack 6-2;7-5; Pam Bautista - Karen Kenneweg d. Kathy Jenson - Lyn Johnson 6-4; 6-4; Final -- Bowman - Mangum d. Bautista - Karen Kenneweg 6-4; 6-4
Women's 4.0 Singles – Final -- Christine Clark d. Carol Fitch, Salem, VA 5-7; 6-1; 7-5
Women's 4.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Laura Bracken - Heather Galvin, Bluffton, d. Nancy Compton, Beaufort, - Lesley Dales, Savannah, 5-7; 7-6; 11-9; Donna Bierschenk, Bluffton, - Sue Carpenter, Bluffton, d. Diane Pavlick, Leicester, NC - Mimi Stevenson 6-2; 6-3; Final -- Bracken – Galvin d. Bierschenk - Carpenter 6-1; 6-4
Women's 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Bobbi Colket - Merrill Light d. Janet Watanabe - Wendy Watanabe, Bluffton, 6-4; 6-1; Michelle Clark, Beaufort, - Jill Wilson d. Colket - Merrill Light 6-1;6-2
Here are the posted results from SATURDAY. Players are from HHI unless otherwise noted:
Men's Open Singles -- Round of 16 -- Eric Liken d. Trey Hale 6-3; 7-5; Quarterfinals -- Scott Beard d. Brad Orwig, Bluffton, 6-1; 6-2; Tom Jilly d. Eric Liken 6-4; 6-2; Garrett Leal d. Bob Cooke 6-1; 6-4; Matt Wuller d. Joe MacDermant 6-1; 6-3; Semifinals -- Wuller d. Leal 7-5; 0-3 Ret (inj)
Men's 2.5 Singles -- Round Robin 1 -- Joe Poulin, Bluffton, d. Gerald Hartman, Bluffton, 6-1; 6-1
Men's 3.0 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Kevin Carpenter, Bluffton, d. Tom Klein 7-6(4); 6-3; Semifinals -- Robert Bunch, Savannah, d. Brad Self, Savannah, 2-6; 6-4; 10-8;
Bruni Koch, Mt. Pleasant, d. Kevin Carpenter, Bluffton, 7-6(3); 6-0
Men's 3.0 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Bill Minter - Robert Rini d. Berry Edwards, Bluffton, - Pete Janiak 6-0; 6-2; Richard Gray, Beaufort, - Richard Pingree, Beaufort, d. Jake Gartner - Tad Segars 6-3; 7-5; Tom Larkin - Denny Leinberger, Bluffton, d. Tom Cambron - John Parente, Bluffton, 6-4; 2-6; 11-9; Semifinals -- Minter - Rini d. Robert Bunch, Savannah, - Larry Wilson, Beaufort, 6-2; 6-2; Richard Gray, Beaufort, - Richard Pingree, Beaufort, d. Larkin – Leinberger 7-5; 6-3
Men's 3.5 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Jack Abernathy d. Henry Moise 6-0; 6-3; Tim Roberts, Beaufort, d. Larry Stoller, Bluffton, 6-3; 6-0; Todd McGlamery d. Chris Schmidt 6-1; 6-3; Richard Kerr d. Tom Fulton 6-0; 6-1; Quarterfinals -- Abernathy d. Bob Heise 6-2; 7-6(4); Roberts d. Chuck Hebbel 6-2; 6-4; McGlamery d. Richard Poore 6-2; 6-0; Iwan Terenin d. Kerr Wo (em); Semifinals -- Roberts d. Abernathy 6-1; 6-1; McGlamery d. Terenin 6-4; 4-6; 10-2
Men's 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Greg Galvin, Bluffton, - Rick Kraus d. Bob Fulton - Tom Fulton 6-2; 3-6; 6-3; Paul Beazley, Savannah, - Reggie Howie, Savannah, d. Richard Poore - Chris Schmidt 6-2; 6-2; Wolfgang Ey - Don Morris d. Richard Gray, Beaufort, - Richard Pingree, Beaufort, 6-2; 6-0; Jake Gartner - Tad Segars d. Todd Manion, Savannah, - Edward Pearson, Pooler, 7-5; 6-3; Bill Cale - Dwight Trew d. Reece Parker, Snellville, GA - Brian Witmer 6-4; 2-6; 6-3; Curtis Battistelli - Timothy Ryan d. Mark Carver, Savannah, - Mark Schenck, Savannah, 6-4; 6-3; Todd McGlamery - Jim Sewell d. Jack McGann, Annandale, VA - Larry Stoller, Bluffton, 6-1; 6-3; Quarterfinals --
Galvin - Kraus d. Loconte - Malkin Wo (em); Paul Beazley, Savannah, - Reggie Howie, Savannah, d. Ey - Morris 0-6; 6-1; 10-7; Cale - Trew d. Jake Gartner - Tad Segars 6-2; 6-4;
Battistelli - Ryan d. McGlamery - Sewell 6-0; 7-5
Men's 4.0 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Henry Morales d. Sam Wilburn 6-3; 6-4; Johny Philoxene, Bluffton, d. Fred Carrillo 6-4; 6-1; Chris Lowry, Savannah, d. Maurice Lurkin 6-2; 6-1; Men's 4.0 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Tim Smith, Savannah, d. Lawrence Taylor 6-4; 7-5; Bobby Sandell d. Morales 6-4; 6-2; Lowry d. Johny Philoxene, Bluffton, 6-1; 0-6; 11-9; Bratton deLoach, Bluffton, d. Brian Casey, Beaufort, 6-2; 6-3
Men's 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Doug Bracken - Ralph Huff d. Bratton deLoach, Bluffton, - Henry Morales 6-2; 6-1; Doug Luba - Scott Luba d. Scott Bernsten - Iwan Terenin 6-1; 6-2; Quarterfinals -- John Bates, Townsend, TN - Roy Farne, Church Hill, TN d. Kevin Fader - Sam Wilburn 6-2; 6-7(7); 10-8; Bracken - Huff d. Jack Abernathy - Derrick Williams 6-1; 6-3; Paul Rankin - Robert Seferian d. Luba - Luba 6-4; 6-2; Maurice Lurkin - Harold Stephens d. Todd Pierce - Jim Stubbs 6-2; 5-7; 10-4
Men's 4.5 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Warren Robinson d. Tim Smith, Savannah, 6-4; 7-6(8); 6-4; Brad Orwig, Bluffton, d. Jeff Nesler, Pickerington, OH 6-0; 6-2;
Scott Christensen, Bluffton, d. Daniel Taylor, Savannah, 6-2; 6-4; Joe MacDermant d. Rick Malone, Dublin, OH 6-0; 6-0; Semifinals -- Orwig d. Robinson 6-4; 7-5; MacDermant d. Christensen 6-2; 6-1
Men's 4.5 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Steffen Kobleur - Bill Sturm d. Matthew Straut, Beaufort, - Mike Upchurch, Walterboro, 6-1; 3-6; 10-8; Guenther Bergmann - Tom Jilly d. Rick Malone, Dublin, OH - Jeff Nesler, Pickerington, OH 6-1; 6-2; Scott Christensen, Bluffton, - Lawrence Taylor d. Paul Rankin - Robert Seferian 6-4; 6-2; Scott Beard - Bob Cooke d. Bill Chambers, Beaufort, - Kevin McGuire, Beaufort, 3-6; 6-3; 10-7
Mixed 2.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Nick Castricone - Tracy Castricone d. Fred Cyran, Evans, GA - Sharon Cyran, Evans, GA 6-3; 6-2; Castricone-Castricone d. Ken Gleitsmann - Christy Rolfing 6-4; 3-6; 15-13
Mixed 3.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Patti Trobaugh - Tom Trobaugh d. Caroline Meng, Bluffton, - Joe Poulin, Bluffton, 6-0; 6-4; Cindy Green - Jerry Green d. Sharon Rowlett, Savannah, - Brad Self, Savannah, 6-3; 7-6; Quarterfinals -- Tom Cambron - Yza Shady d. Trobaugh - Trobaugh 6-2; 6-2; David Topper, Sheldon, - Michelle Vitale, Sheldon, d. Cindy Green - Jerry Green 4-6; 6-4; 10-7; Ken Gleitsmann, - Christy Rolfing d. Shana Poe - Larry Wilson, Beaufort, 2-6; 7-5; 10-8; John Parente, Bluffton, - Heather Rath d. Gwen Ludvigsen - Bruce Taylor 6-3; 6-1
Mixed 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 32 -- Josef Fodor - Linda Manhartsberger d. Jean Duffy - Tim Duffy 6-4; 7-5; Bill Minter - Sue Minter d. Larry Legrand - Sue Legrand 6-4; 6-3; Pam Bautista - Todd Manion, Savannah, d. Julie Jilly - Timothy Ryan 6-4; 6-3; Greg Galvin, Bluffton, - Tracy Sklarin d. David Remigio - Sara Scarritt 6-1; 6-7(3); 10-7; Marie Egan, Fayetteville, GA - Scott Stevens, Fayetteville, GA d. Dana Moise - Henry Moise 6-1; 6-1; Martha Upchurch, Walterboro, - Mike Upchurch, Walterboro, d. Sandy Harris - Tom Larkin 6-2; 6-2; Mark Carver, Savannah, - Laura Smith, Savannah, d. Alene DeLoach - Wolfgang Ey 6-4; 6-4; Round of 16 -- Lyn Johnson - Edward Pearson, Pooler, GA d. Anneliza Itkor - Richard Kerr Def (ns); Fodor - Manhartsberger d. Amy Abernathy - Marshall Horne, Bluffton, 6-2; 6-1; Carolyn Kraus - Don Morris d. Bill Minter - Sue Minter 6-2; 7-6(8); Bautista - Manion d. Galvin - Sklarin 7-5; 6-4; Upchurch - Upchurch d. Egan - Stevens Def (pe); Carver - Smith d. Indie Harris, Beaufort, - Tim Roberts, Beaufort, 6-4; 5-7; 7-5; Curtis Battistelli - Kathy Jenson d. Paul Beazley, Savannah, - Christie Self, Savannah, 6-4; 7-5; Bruni Koch, Mt. Pleasant, - Valerie Parsons d. John Bates, Townsend, TN - Janice Sullivan, Townsend, TN 6-3; 6-0
Mixed 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Lisa Kiggans - Art Meeder, Bluffton, d. Kevin Carpenter, Bluffton, - Sue Carpenter, Bluffton, 7-5; 6-0;
Doug Bracken - Laura Bracken d. Brian Casey, Beaufort, - Carol Fitch, Salem, VA 6-1; 6-2; Christine Clark - Harold Stephens d. Heather Galvin, Bluffton, - Rick Kraus 6-1; 6-1; Quarterfinals -- Chris Lowry, Savannah, - Becki Sasser, Savannah, d. Kiggans - Meeder 6-0; 6-1; Bracken - Bracken d. Rick Call, Beaufort, - Sally Harvey, Sheldon, 6-4; 6-1; Clark - Stephens d. Jerry Josey, Beaufort, - Susi Josey, Beaufort, 6-2; 6-3; John Joseph - Roxanne Joseph d. Mary Farne, Church Hill, TN - Roy Farne, Church Hill, TN 6-2; 6-2; Semifinals -- Joseph - Joseph d. Clark - Stephens 6-4; 3-6; 10-5
Mixed 4.5 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Beth Cunningham, Richmond, VA - Dan Cunningham, Richmond, VA d. Stewart Atkins, Asheville, NC - Mimi Stevenson 6-1; 6-2; Steffen Kobleur - Jennifer Stupica d. Kent James - Mary Kate James 6-1;6-3; Semifinals -- Cunningham - Cunningham d. Bob Fulton – B. Fulton Ret (ill); Mike O'Keefe, Bluffton, - Rachel Sigmon d. Kobleur - Stupica 6-1; 6-0
Mixed 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Stephanie Gentemann - Matt Wuller d. Laura Adams, Savannah, - Chris Mireles 6-1; 6-3
Women's 2.5 Singles -- Round Robin 1 -- Caitlin Groetzinger d. Susan Rankin 6-2; 0-6; 6-1; Rankin d. Lynda Halpern 6-4; 6-3
Women's 2.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Tracy Castricone - Lynda Halpern d. Susan Rankin - Connie Sewell 6-1; 6-0; Castricone - Halpern d. Rankin - Sewell 6-0; 6-3
Women's 3.0 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Janet Peduzzi d. Lorrie Taylor 4-6; 6-3; 7-5; Caitlin Groetzinger d. Janice Johnson, Seabrook, Wd (em); Semifinals -- Caroline Meng, Bluffton, d. Laura Wuller 6-3; 7-6(5)
Women's 3.0 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Vi Hoisington - Lauren Vaccaro d. Fannie Simmons - Althea Ward Wo (em); Semifinals -- Iris Petrillo, Bluffton, - Aimee Stephens, Bluffton, d. Mindy Carmines, Bluffton, - Doreen Miller, Bluffton, 3-6; 6-4; 10-5; Hoisington - Vaccaro d. Dana Moise - Lorrie Taylor 7-5; 6-0
Women's 3.5 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Valerie Parsons d. Megan Tracey, Bluffton, 1-6; 6-2; 11-9; Sara Scarritt d. Laura Wuller 7-6(0); 3-6; 12-10
Women's 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Trish Bowman, Macon, GA - Judy Mangum, Ft. Valley, GA d. Indie Harris, Beaufort, - Martha Upchurch, Walterboro, 6-3; 6-2; Elisa Hall - Sue Minter d. Linda Evans, Okatie, - Lisa McCarney, Bluffton, 4-6; 6-3; 6-2; Yza Shady - Carol Zack d. Nancy Christensen, Bluffton, - Katie Phifer, Beaufort, 3-6; 7-5 Ret (ill); Annabel Hammet - Anneliza Itkor d. Amy Abernathy - Paula Traver 6-1; 6-4; Kathy Jenson - Lyn Johnson d. Mary Farne, Church Hill, TN - Janice Sullivan, Townsend, TN 6-0; 6-0; Heather Rath - Tracy Sklarin d. Alene DeLoach - Karen Thompson 7-5; 6-4; Pam Bautista - Karen Kenneweg d. Trudy Fowler, Lansdowne, PA - Nancy Volpe, Bluffton, 6-2; 7-5; Kerri Cooke - Carolyn Kraus d. Lee Ann Norris, Savannah, - Christie Self, Savannah, 6-2; 5-7; 6-2; Quarterfinals – Bowman - Mangum d. Hall - Minter 6-1; 7-6(9); Shady – Zack d. Hammet - Itkor 6-4; 1-6; 10-7; Jenson - Johnson d. Rath - Sklarin 6-2; 7-6; Bautista - Kenneweg d. Cooke - Kraus 6-2; 6-3
Women's 4.0 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Donna Bierschenk, Bluffton, d. Becki Sasser, Savannah, 6-2; 6-2; Semifinals -- Carol Fitch, Salem, VA d. Bierschenk 4-6; 6-3; 10-7; Christine Clark d. Wendy Watanabe, Bluffton, 7-5; 6-1
Women's 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Lisa Kiggans - Shannon Lurkin d. Sally Harvey, Sheldon, - Susi Josey, Beaufort, 7-5; 1-6; 10-8; Nancy Compton, Beaufort, - Lesley Dales, Savannah, d. Meg James - Anne McClintock 6-4; 6-7; 6-0; Diane Pavlick, Leicester, NC - Mimi Stevenson d. Sheila Collins - Roxanne Joseph 7-6; 2-6; 6-2; Quarterfinals -- Laura Bracken - Heather Galvin, Bluffton, d. Kiggans - Lurkin 7-6(3); 6-4; Nancy Compton, Beaufort, - Lesley Dales, Savannah, d. Pat Kenworthy - Verneta Matt 7-6(2); 6-2; Pavlick - Stevenson d. Tisha Martin, Bluffton, - Ashley Wester, Okatie, 6-2; 6-3; Donna Bierschenk, Bluffton, - Sue Carpenter, Bluffton, d. Trish Bowman, Macon, GA - Judy Mangum, Ft. Valley, GA 5-7; 6-2; 10-4
Women's 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Laura Adams, Savannah, - Mary Jackson d. Michelle Clark, Beaufort, - Jill Wilson 4-6; 7-5; 10-8; Clark - Wilson d. Janet Watanabe - Wendy Watanabe, Bluffton, 6-0; 6-4; Adams - Jackson d. Bobbi Colket - Merrill Light 6-2; 6-4
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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:
June 5-7: The Banana Open / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Men’s & Women’s singles and doubles, plus mixed doubles / Rating levels 2.5 through Open / Winners advance to Banana Open Challenge in October / Call PD at 785-1152.
June 18-21: Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament / Sun City Tennis Club / USTA-sanctioned age and rating divisions in men’s, women’s & mixed doubles / TennisLink ID #704100909 / for additional info contact Ernie Clark at tennisracquets@yahoo.com.
June 26-28: Beaufort Summer Splash!! / Beaufort Tennis Center/Beaufort High School / USTA-sanctioned / Men's, women's and mixed NTRP divisions (ID #704110609) / For information, contact Cathy McGill at catmcgill@embarqmail.com.
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